Dobrkovská Lhotka–Bažina Moldavite Locality

Bažina is presented on this site as a narrower collecting designation within the Dobrkovská Lhotka moldavite area. Defining it that way removes the earlier duplication in which the same regional identity was introduced repeatedly.

Relationship to Dobrkovská Lhotka

Here, the combined name preserves both the broader locality and the more specific Bažina record. If documentation supports only Dobrkovská Lhotka generally, the narrower term should not be added from appearance.

Geological Framework

The impact glass formed in the Ries event roughly 14.8 million years ago and was later preserved in South Bohemian sediments. Bažina describes a recovery context, not a separate formation event.

Sediment contact, water chemistry and possible short-distance reworking can alter a specimen’s relief and edges. These influences vary locally and prevent a single rigid visual definition.

Surface and Morphology

Examples with reliable attribution may show irregular bodies, fragments and pronounced natural sculpture, but less dramatic pieces can also be genuine. Description should follow the exact stone rather than repeat the reputation of the area.

Sharp-looking relief warrants careful condition inspection because recent breaks can mimic natural angularity. Older weathered surfaces usually show continuity of patina across adjacent features.

Color and Transparency

Color generally sits within the South Bohemian olive- to bottle-green range. Thickness, internal bubbles and the depth of sculpture control how much light passes through.

Provenance Test

A Bažina attribution is credible when exact photographs and specimen measurements remain linked to find or ownership history. A certificate should reflect that evidence and avoid overstating what is unknown.

Collector Value

Maintaining the narrower label can add useful geographic resolution, provided it is not duplicated or confused with the parent locality. Scientific and collector value both depend on that clarity.